Lauren C
@parnopaeus.bsky.social
Listen, I have a lot of feelings about American bathroom stalls. They're all angry.
October 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Listen, I have a lot of feelings about American bathroom stalls. They're all angry.
It seems that I can no longer leave a voicemail for @fetterman.senate.gov outside of business hours. They just ask you to call back between 9-5.
April 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It seems that I can no longer leave a voicemail for @fetterman.senate.gov outside of business hours. They just ask you to call back between 9-5.
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Another disgusting part of all of this is the proof a blatant war crime to which the Vice President of the United States responded: Excellent.
March 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Another disgusting part of all of this is the proof a blatant war crime to which the Vice President of the United States responded: Excellent.
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Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
March 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
Just angrily called all of my elected officials to demand the firing, resignation, or impeachment of every administration individual involved in that Signal chat.
Sample text and phone numbers available at 5calls.org
Sample text and phone numbers available at 5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
March 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Just angrily called all of my elected officials to demand the firing, resignation, or impeachment of every administration individual involved in that Signal chat.
Sample text and phone numbers available at 5calls.org
Sample text and phone numbers available at 5calls.org
WTF, University of Pittsburgh? Making a promise to a science writers conference, then withdrawing support after signing a commitment? Why did you all back out of supporting the people doing this important work? www.nasw.org/article/scie...
ScienceWriters2025 conference
An update for the science-writing community about a change regarding this year’s conference, [ScienceWriters2025](https://sciencewriters2025.org/).
www.nasw.org
March 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
WTF, University of Pittsburgh? Making a promise to a science writers conference, then withdrawing support after signing a commitment? Why did you all back out of supporting the people doing this important work? www.nasw.org/article/scie...
Called my reps again today to demand that they express support for Ukraine and to say that Trump's suspicious behavior on this issue makes the US look weak and unreliable. 5calls.org
March 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Called my reps again today to demand that they express support for Ukraine and to say that Trump's suspicious behavior on this issue makes the US look weak and unreliable. 5calls.org
I've had a hell of a writing day, in a good way.
This is why I practice writing, so that when I NEED to do it FAST, my chops are READY.
For me, it doesn't matter what kind of writing I'm doing. It all exercises the muscle. Today I had to handle a few things quickly, and I was in shape & ready.
This is why I practice writing, so that when I NEED to do it FAST, my chops are READY.
For me, it doesn't matter what kind of writing I'm doing. It all exercises the muscle. Today I had to handle a few things quickly, and I was in shape & ready.
February 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I've had a hell of a writing day, in a good way.
This is why I practice writing, so that when I NEED to do it FAST, my chops are READY.
For me, it doesn't matter what kind of writing I'm doing. It all exercises the muscle. Today I had to handle a few things quickly, and I was in shape & ready.
This is why I practice writing, so that when I NEED to do it FAST, my chops are READY.
For me, it doesn't matter what kind of writing I'm doing. It all exercises the muscle. Today I had to handle a few things quickly, and I was in shape & ready.
Listen, infrastructure / software / tools, in general, do not DO anything. They allow humans to do things USING them.
Today's annoyance: Infrastructure is not going to ENSURE transparency. It might collect information together that allows a human being to ensure transparency.
Today's annoyance: Infrastructure is not going to ENSURE transparency. It might collect information together that allows a human being to ensure transparency.
February 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Listen, infrastructure / software / tools, in general, do not DO anything. They allow humans to do things USING them.
Today's annoyance: Infrastructure is not going to ENSURE transparency. It might collect information together that allows a human being to ensure transparency.
Today's annoyance: Infrastructure is not going to ENSURE transparency. It might collect information together that allows a human being to ensure transparency.
Hi everyone, if you have any e-books that you bought through Amazon, you have 2 days to download them. On Feb 26, Amazon is ending the ability to download their ebooks and trasfer them via USB, basically rendering all of your Amazon ebooks cloud-only and controlled entirely by the Amazon ecosystem.
February 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hi everyone, if you have any e-books that you bought through Amazon, you have 2 days to download them. On Feb 26, Amazon is ending the ability to download their ebooks and trasfer them via USB, basically rendering all of your Amazon ebooks cloud-only and controlled entirely by the Amazon ecosystem.
WTF soup night in my house.
February 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
WTF soup night in my house.
Saturday night pasta. This was our first shaped pasta and it was a perfect pocket for peas to peek out.
February 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Saturday night pasta. This was our first shaped pasta and it was a perfect pocket for peas to peek out.
New Year's Fruit Resolution, post 2. I've seen pomelos before many times but never eaten one. I really dislike grapefruit so these seemed like a fruit that I was unlikely to enjoy. I was glad to be proven wrong. I let the fruit sit for a few days to get extra ripe.
February 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New Year's Fruit Resolution, post 2. I've seen pomelos before many times but never eaten one. I really dislike grapefruit so these seemed like a fruit that I was unlikely to enjoy. I was glad to be proven wrong. I let the fruit sit for a few days to get extra ripe.
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Bro just walk past them it’s what the DOGE creeps did
We were just denied entrance into the EPA after asking to meet with a DOGE representative. More to come.
February 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Bro just walk past them it’s what the DOGE creeps did
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All that talk about transparency was bullshit.
February 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
All that talk about transparency was bullshit.
The NSF also supports so much open source software development that tech companies rely on.
Maybe it's time for, idk, those companies to ALL support open source software communities and developers with their profits instead of relying on government funding.
Maybe it's time for, idk, those companies to ALL support open source software communities and developers with their profits instead of relying on government funding.
What tech company will be the first to stand up and say that gutting the NSF is bad actually?
The economic argument seems pretty clear
Less NSF --> fewer PhD students --> fewer researchers --> smaller AI tech pipeline --> slower progress --> less competitive globally
The economic argument seems pretty clear
Less NSF --> fewer PhD students --> fewer researchers --> smaller AI tech pipeline --> slower progress --> less competitive globally
February 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The NSF also supports so much open source software development that tech companies rely on.
Maybe it's time for, idk, those companies to ALL support open source software communities and developers with their profits instead of relying on government funding.
Maybe it's time for, idk, those companies to ALL support open source software communities and developers with their profits instead of relying on government funding.
Now that Elon Musk and some random college students who have LinkedIn usernames like "big balls" have access to your social security number and financial history—you should probably freeze your credit.
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February 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Now that Elon Musk and some random college students who have LinkedIn usernames like "big balls" have access to your social security number and financial history—you should probably freeze your credit.
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The only analogy I can come up with too, but instead of a 22 year old Heritage intern it's a 19 year old intern from a Musk company who goes by bigballs online* and instead of Iraq it's the most powerful country in the history of the world
*not a joke
*not a joke
February 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The only analogy I can come up with too, but instead of a 22 year old Heritage intern it's a 19 year old intern from a Musk company who goes by bigballs online* and instead of Iraq it's the most powerful country in the history of the world
*not a joke
*not a joke
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I'm glad that America is doing real classic end of empire stuff. A king who is visibly losing his mind declaring a war based on a dream he had. Greedy courtiers feuding over access to the treasury. Some looks are timeless.
February 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I'm glad that America is doing real classic end of empire stuff. A king who is visibly losing his mind declaring a war based on a dream he had. Greedy courtiers feuding over access to the treasury. Some looks are timeless.
I made my five calls this morning. I demanded that my senators stand up against Elon Musk's undemocratic accessing of our personal information and payment systems and called on them to take action to stop this coup.
5calls.org
5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
February 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I made my five calls this morning. I demanded that my senators stand up against Elon Musk's undemocratic accessing of our personal information and payment systems and called on them to take action to stop this coup.
5calls.org
5calls.org
Facilitated my first adoption for the cat rescue today and it was the mood boost of all time.
Sometimes, we have to do the hard things to make a better life, even if that life is not ours. It's a good reminder.
Sometimes, we have to do the hard things to make a better life, even if that life is not ours. It's a good reminder.
February 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Facilitated my first adoption for the cat rescue today and it was the mood boost of all time.
Sometimes, we have to do the hard things to make a better life, even if that life is not ours. It's a good reminder.
Sometimes, we have to do the hard things to make a better life, even if that life is not ours. It's a good reminder.
"Cultists will be subject to enhanced standards of craven debasement and malcontent as we move forward. Cultists who engage in empathy or other false idols will be prioritized for appropriate inquisition and discipline, including [INCOMPREHENSIBLE SIGIL]."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/def...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/def...
Deferred Culling Email to President Nyarlathotep’s Workforce
“The Trump administration is offering nearly all federal workers the opportunity to resign from their posts now and still retain full pay and benef...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"Cultists will be subject to enhanced standards of craven debasement and malcontent as we move forward. Cultists who engage in empathy or other false idols will be prioritized for appropriate inquisition and discipline, including [INCOMPREHENSIBLE SIGIL]."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/def...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/def...
New Year's Fruit Resolution, post 1. I resolved that whenever I saw a fruit I had never had before, I would buy it, try it, and learn about it.
Today I encountered "mandarinquats" at my local grocery store.
Today I encountered "mandarinquats" at my local grocery store.
January 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
New Year's Fruit Resolution, post 1. I resolved that whenever I saw a fruit I had never had before, I would buy it, try it, and learn about it.
Today I encountered "mandarinquats" at my local grocery store.
Today I encountered "mandarinquats" at my local grocery store.
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The only good news about the r-word coming back is that it’s a dead giveaway for who was actually dedicated to social progress and who was just afraid of getting yelled at. You saw this with Zuckerberg as well.
I guess I'm too woke because I find the proliferation of this really off-putting and gross. The fact that it's now reached the "enlightened centrists" class is depressing.
January 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The only good news about the r-word coming back is that it’s a dead giveaway for who was actually dedicated to social progress and who was just afraid of getting yelled at. You saw this with Zuckerberg as well.